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In today's newsletter:

  • How a 114‑mile ice cream bike challenge rolled through Central Falls

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 61.
  • Wednesday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Biking 114 miles through 15 towns, powered by RI ice cream (providencejournal.com) — A long-distance cyclist's "Three Scoops Century Challenge" includes riding the Blackstone River Bikeway through Central Falls as part of a 114‑mile tour of Rhode Island's major bike paths. Along the way he links Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cumberland and other towns with strategic ice cream stops that keep him going through hills, fatigue, and more than 100 miles in the saddle.
   

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    Monday August 31
  • HMIS/CES Office Hours
    Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81075354141?pwd=nkJ0zFv7mN6iiTVAbWt2tfya
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    Cumberland, RI Calendar, The Amaral Building 16 Mill Street, Cumberland
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    • Tuesday September 1
  • WE'RE CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. SEE YOU AFTER LABOR DAY!
    Music Mansion 88 Meeting St, Providence, RI 02906
  • Summer Shellabration
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States
    9:30 am
  • Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    11:00 am
  • Zoning Board of Review →
    Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Wee-One Wednesdays at RWP Botanical Center!  →
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    9:00 am
  • Conservation Commission →
    Lincoln, RI Calendar, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Municipal Court →
    Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
    6:00 pm
    • Friday September 4
  • Partner Peace Walks
    Roger Williams Park Conservancy Clark Dalrymple Boathouse in Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
    12:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Picerne Real Estate Group posted a job opening for Custodial/Cleaner in Pawtucket. Apply here.
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Pawtucket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Central Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pawtucket

  • Nancy Pelosi rallies for Foulkes as McKee looks to defy polls (wpri.com)
  • What's Happening: Looff Carousel Heritage Festival (wpri.com)
  • RIDE: Decide Pawtucket Middle School's Fate Before Repairs (upriseri.com)

North Providence

  • Board game cafe officially opens in North Providence (wpri.com)
  • What's the most expensive property sold in RI? Aug. 29 real estate transactions (providencejournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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